

“An explosive comedy!”
Carnelle Scott is a restless Mississippi girl looking for a life change. She decides to enter a beauty pageant, which her cousin had won years before. Despite a lack of support from those close to her Carnelle remains determined. She enlists the help of a seamstress to outfit her for the competition, while rebuffing the advances of predatory men, as she aims to bring home the crown.
Director
Thomas Schlamme
Writers
Beth Henley
Release Date
April 28, 1989
Runtime
1h 42m
Status
Released
Original Language
en
Vote Count
26
Guadalupe Productions
Corsair Pictures
Firecracker Company